– Gender equality: a major cause, but little progress
Ahead of International Women's Day, and five weeks before the first round of the presidential election, Equipop, Oxfam France, and CARE France, with the participation of women's rights organizations such as the Fondation des Femmes, Planning Familial, and ONE France, have taken stock of "the great [...]
– Young people on the lookout, on the way to social audits!
Through an inclusive and transformative approach that places young girls (young female listeners) in the intervention districts at the heart of the action, the Jeunes en vigie* project aims to strengthen access for adolescents and young women to high-quality, integrated health services tailored to their specific needs and constraints, while respecting their rights.
– [Press release] Feminist foreign policy issues enter the presidential campaign
[Paris, February 25, 2022] – Several countries, including France, claim to practice “feminist diplomacy.” Opportunities are emerging this year to transform this concept into genuine feminist foreign policies. Equipop and its partners have organized a series of meetings and appeals to bring this issue to the forefront of the presidential campaign.
– FONDEMSAN: From support to organizational development
As part of its technical support for CSOs, Equipop assists its partners with the organizational development of their structures. This is made possible by a dedicated fund called the "DO Fund." Pascal Ilboudo, Organizational Support Officer at Equipop, explains what this type of support involves within the framework of the Fondemsan program and [...]
A specific advocacy on SRHR
At the end of 2019, Equipop initiated an international mobilization that led the FGE organization to endorse the existence of an SRHR action coalition. Equipop therefore contributed to the work surrounding this coalition through several entry points.
#StopTalkingStartFunding, a look back at the global campaign against GBV
In May 2021, the Collectif Générations Féministes (Feminist Generations Collective), of which Equipop is a member, launched the global campaign #StopTalkingStartFunding against gender-based violence, in partnership with #NousToutes. A look back at the mobilization.
– Youth health: not without them
Since the 2000s, Equipop has been supporting associations and projects that seek to improve the health of young people, particularly their sexual and reproductive rights and health, with a special focus on young women and adolescents. This objective remains central to Equipop's partnerships and actions. It raises collective questions that need to be explored in greater depth […]
"The Alliance has demonstrated its experience in SRHR."
Interview with Agathe Blanc, program manager at AFJCI (Association of Women Lawyers of Côte d'Ivoire) and spokesperson for Alliance Droits et Santé in the SRHR coalition of the Generation Equality Forum.
Mobilizing governments and civil society in French-speaking West Africa
Equipop advocates for the adoption of feminist public policies at the national and international levels. With this in mind, Equipop has campaigned for the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) to result in ambitious financial commitments, particularly in favor of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), the fight against gender-based violence, and other issues.
After the Generation Equality Forum
A total of $40 billion for gender equality was announced in Paris in early July 2021, including $23 billion from governments. This impressive aggregate figure will remain an abstraction unless each individual commitment is fulfilled.